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First issue of the liberator
Garrison co-published it weekly for 35 years. -
Compromise of 1850-Passed
It was a group of bills passed by the United States at one point. -
Uncle Toms Cabin published
In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States. -
Kansas-Nebraska act passed
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
James Buchanan sworn into office as the 15th president
He served as president from 1857 to 1861, during the build-up to the Civil War. -
Dred Scott decision
He did not win and continued to be an enslaved person. -
John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry
John Brown and a group of abolitionist tried to attack or give weapons to slaves so they could attack their slave owner. -
Abe Lincoln is Elected President
He was the first Republican President of the U.S. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
It were the first to secede. -
Battle of Fort Sumpter begins
The result was a Confederate victory. -
Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect
It stipulated that if the Southern states did not cease their rebellion by January 1st, 1863, then Proclamation would go into effect. -
Battle of Gettysburg Begins
The war continued until July 3, 1863. -
Sherman's March to the Sea Begins
Sherman begins his expedition across Georgia by torching the industrial section of Atlanta and pulling away from his supply lines. -
The Surrender at Appomattox Court House
This was one of the last battles of the Civil War. -
Lincoln's Assassination
He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on good Friday.
